Colin Munro

For the British diplomat, see Colin Munro (diplomat).
Colin Munro
Personal information
Full name Colin Munro
Born (1987-03-12) 12 March 1987
Durban, South Africa
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Batsman
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 258) 11 January 2013 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 178) 22 January 2013 v South Africa
Last ODI 26 August 2015 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 82
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–present Auckland (squad no. 18)
2016—present Kolkata Knight Riders
2016—present Trinbago Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition T20I ODI FC LA
Matches 28 12 40 74
Runs scored 500 244 2844 2,151
Batting average 25.00 27.11 48.20 39.83
100s/50s 0/3 0/2 9/12 4/15
Top score 73* 85 281 151
Balls bowled 18 54 2,805 691
Wickets 0 0 45 11
Bowling average n/a – 29.66 59.45
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling n/a – 4/36 3/45
Catches/stumpings 6/– 1/– 20/– 24/–
Source: CricketArchive; espncricinfo, 27 March 2016

Colin Munro (born 11 March 1987 in Durban, South Africa) is a cricketer. He was a member of the New Zealand Under 19 side and is currently a member of the Auckland cricket team.[1] As of 2016, he plays for New Zealand in Twenty20.

Early life

Munro attended Maidstone Primary School in Tongaat and after moving to New Zealand, attended Pakuranga College and played in the school's 1st XI cricket team. Munro represented New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Sri Lanka in 2006.

Domestic career

In 2012-13 he and Craig Cachopa added 377 runs for the sixth wicket against the Wellington Firebirds in the Plunket Shield and falling two runs shy of the sixth wicket partnership record. He scored the second highest score for the Auckland Aces of 269 unbeaten with 27 fours and 14 sixes behind Bill Carson's record score of 290 set back in 1936/37.

International career

He was selected for the New Zealand Test Cricket team to play South Africa in the 2nd Test of the NZ team's tour after an injury to James Franklin. This makes him New Zealand Test Cricketer number #258. In 2016, after becoming the top scorer in the domestic T20 competition, he bats at no.3, with the hope for him to cement the spot before ICC World T20 given Brendon McCullum's international retirement before the tournament.[2]

Munro was added to the series against Sri Lanka, after great domestic season. He played last ODI and 2 T20Is in the series. In the second T20I at Eden Park, Munro recorded the second fastest T20I 50 of all time in 14 balls, with seven sixes. This is also the fastest fifty by a New Zealander in this format, beating the previous record set by Martin Guptill (50 from 19 balls) just 20 minutes before. He was adjudged man of the match for this performance.[3]

International record

Twenty20 International awards

Man of the Match Awards

# Series Date Opposition Match Performance Result
1 Sri Lanka in New Zealand 10 January 2016 Sri Lanka 50* (14 balls: 1x4, 7x6)  New Zealand won by 9 wickets.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Colin Munro". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "NZ 164/4 (18.3 ov, LRPL Taylor 14*, GD Elliott 1*, KMDN Kulasekara 2/22) | Live Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  3. ↑ ANDREW FIDEL FERNANDO (January 10, 2016). "New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I, Auckland. Guptill sets fastest NZ fifty record, Munro breaks it five overs later". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sri Lanka in New Zealand T20I Series, 2015/16 – New Zealand v Sri Lanka Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

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